Does anyone know if you can take kite gear onto cruise ships. We are going with royal Caribbean. They say no skateboards or surfboards? Hope somebody might have prior knowledge. Thanks
... dude, if you can fit it in your cabin then do it, it's not like your gunna rig up on the boat and ride around the decks like a skate board!!! 
I have been thinking about going on a cruise
I will be taking my kite gear if I do
Cruises stop of and shuttle guests to the islands
If the winds ok take your kite,pump up on the beach,have a kite
Then jump back on the shuttle back to the cruise ship
Select to expand quoteausmick said..
Does anyone know if you can take kite gear onto cruise ships. We are going with royal Caribbean. They say no skateboards or surfboards? Hope somebody might have prior knowledge. Thanks
Sounds like a great idea
Select to expand quotegokid said..
I have been thinking about going on a cruise
I will be taking my kite gear if I do
Cruises stop of and shuttle guests to the islands
If the winds ok take your kite,pump up on the beach,have a kite
Then jump back on the shuttle back to the cruise ship
I think thats what he was planning to do. What else would he do?
If you had it stored in a proper bag they probably wouldn't care (i had 75kgs of luggage in 5 bags on an Alaskan cruise and they didn't care) but i really don't understand why you would want to? Especially on a cruise where you are limited for time on shore days and limited for space in the cabin.
Unless its a dedicated kite holiday (ie coming to Perth where there is nothing), go overseas, enjoy the country and some of the new experiences it has to offer and kite when you get home.
Select to expand quoteausmick said..
.... They say no skateboards or surfboards? ....
I can understand no skateboards so no knob head rides around the decks making an arse of himself (although I would love to see some joker grind the rail of a ship ... and fall in ...)
As for kite gear, it's none of their business what you put in your bag. I would have through cruise ships would have no real limits on baggage provide it fits in your cabin.
However, as has been said, why spoil a cruise ship holiday lugging kiteboarding gear along? Do you know if the ship is going to stop anywhere you're going to be able to use it, and have time to use it?
Select to expand quoteflyingcab said..gokid said..
I have been thinking about going on a cruise
I will be taking my kite gear if I do
Cruises stop of and shuttle guests to the islands
If the winds ok take your kite,pump up on the beach,have a kite
Then jump back on the shuttle back to the cruise ship
I think thats what he was planning to do. What else would he do?
You could pump up on the top deck and do a big looping jump and land in the in the swimming pool or the ocean 
Thanks guys going to nuemea (new Cali) and Fiji. Definantly would like to kite there. Been there before I started kiting. Hoping to get out to the islands for culture and kite. You can usually get off the boat about 8am and get back on by 5pm. Heaps of time for everything. Looks like I'll call the ship company and let you guys know how I get on. They are pretty fussy no cricket bats either!
Just got back from a cruise to noumea and fiji we were able to take our gear on the carnival spirit, had a great kite at mystery island. You would kick yourself if you don't take it. Happy cruising.
if it gets a bit touch and go you could always dump the missus in exchange for enjoyable baggage
Select to expand quotepook said...
Just got back from a cruise to noumea and fiji we were able to take our gear on the carnival spirit, had a great kite at mystery island. You would kick yourself if you don't take it. Happy cruising.
That's what I wanted to hear. Yeww. Thanks
